- Analysis
- Barani Krishnan
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As of August 30, 2016, iShares U.S. ETF Trust - iShares Enhanced International Small-Cap ETF has gone out of business. iShares U.S. ETF Trust - iShares Enhanced International Small-Cap ETF is an exchange traded fund launched by BlackRock, Inc. It is managed by BlackRock Fund Advisors. The fund invests in the public equity markets of countries across the globe excluding the United States. It invests in stocks of companies operating across diversified sectors. The fund primarily invests in stocks of small-cap companies with market capitalizations less than $3.5 billion. It employs quantitative analysis focusing on factors such as cash earnings, earnings variability, leverage, price-to-book ratio, and market capitalization to create its portfolio. It benchmarks the performance of its portfolio against the MSCI World ex USA Small-Cap Index. The fund employs proprietary research to create its portfolio. iShares U.S. ETF Trust - iShares Enhanced International Small-Cap ETF was formed on February 25, 2014 and is domiciled in the United States.